Dec 10 (Reuters) - World Cup organisers in Seattle on Wednesday said their Pride events would go ahead as planned outside a June match in the city between Egypt and Iran despite objections from sports officials inthe two countries where homosexuality is criminalised.

The World Cup committee in Seattle said it would use what it has named the "Pride Match" on June 26 to showcase the city's annual June Pride Weekend and similar celebrations across Washington state in support of LGBTQ+rights.